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  2. Earthquake-generated tsunamis not uncommon in US. How ... - AOL

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    The warnings were put to use on Thursday when people in the northern portion of California were sent tsunami alerts moments after a 7.0 earthquake struck just off the coast of Humboldt county at ...

  3. Why a massive California tsunami alert was issued - AOL

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    Read more:7.0 earthquake rattles Northern California, spurs anxiety before tsunami warning is canceled “There’s only two ways for us to know a tsunami is occurring: We have the deep ocean ...

  4. Human impact on marine life - Wikipedia

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    Pesticides and toxic metals are similarly incorporated into marine food webs, harming the biological health of marine life. Many animal feeds have a high fish meal or fish hydrolysate content. In this way, marine toxins are transferred back to farmed land animals, and then to humans.

  5. Researchers gain clearest picture yet of fault that threatens ...

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    The people who recorded the incident in Japan couldn’t have known that the ground had shaken an ocean away, in the present-day United States. Today, the Cascadia Subduction Zone remains eerily ...

  6. Aftermath of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami

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    The tsunami created over 300,000 refugees in the Tōhoku region of Japan, and resulted in shortages of food, water, shelter, medicine and fuel for survivors. 15,900 deaths have been confirmed. In response to the crisis, the Japanese government mobilized the Self-Defence Forces , while many countries sent search and rescue teams to help search ...

  7. Coastal hazards - Wikipedia

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    Coastal hazards are physical phenomena that expose a coastal area to the risk of property damage, loss of life, and environmental degradation.Rapid-onset hazards last a few minutes to several days and encompass significant cyclones accompanied by high-speed winds, waves, and surges or tsunamis created by submarine (undersea) earthquakes and landslides.

  8. 8 insanely dangerous foods people actually eat - AOL

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    Watch out for those green sprouts!!They may contain solanine, a very toxic substance.Eating them can cause poisoning. Potato, poisato. 8) Sannakji Sannakji is live octopus that is cut into bite ...

  9. Tsunamis in lakes - Wikipedia

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    A tsunami is a series of large water waves caused by the displacement of a large volume within a body of water, often caused by earthquakes, or similar events. This may occur in lakes as well as oceans, presenting threats to both fishermen and shoreside inhabitants.